Improvement in artists  kits



l E. a'. cHoRMANN. M154 583 l Artists Kits.' l Patenfted Sept. 1,1874.

hinlilm www uml v NW H 'ERNEST e. enoRMANN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specilication forming part-.ot Letters Patent No. Edn. dated September 1, 1874.; application led v December 26, 1873.

To albuhom it may concern .'Be it known that I, G. CHORMANN, ofv

Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia and State ofrPennsylvania,.have invented certain Improvements in sketching-Easels', of Which'the following is a speciiication':

- My invention -relates to the construction of the several parts, and their arrangement and combination in such a manner that theeasel proper, the stretchers for the canvas, the palette and colorsa stool to sit upon, and all the materials and subordinate yimplements necessary for sketching, including, also, the legs tov sustain the whole apparatus, may be folded, packed, and inclo'sed in a rectangular box, of smooth exterior, and may be carried by a han- I4dle in the hand.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective Vview of the whole apparatus, in a condition to'be carried, like a valise, in the'hand; Fig. 2, a like view of the same,

' with the stoolgialette, and man1-stick removed, :mounted ready for use; Figs. 3 and 4, like views of the stool, in different positions; and

Fig.l 5, a like view ci4 the palette, with itsl thumbstrap.

A is'the lower portion of the containingbox, and .U the top part, hinged thereto, as Nshown in Fig. 2. H is a door-shutter, hinged to the front end of thetop, andthrough the door may be inserted one or more stretchers,

. E, for canvas, and they aresustained by and slide upon suitable lcleats attached to the in- ,.ner'side of the top U. The lower portion A will contain the maulfstick, which is jointed so' as to double up, but when extended the joint is covered and held rigid by a runner, It, and it will also contain the various implements and materials required by the artist. The palette U is also placed'in lthe back part thereof, and sustained by cleats-on each side,near. the top edge, so as to leave as much free space as possible for brushes, pencils, &c. In the front portin is the color-box'F, with two lids hinged in the center, as shown. G is adrawer to conn tain oil-tubesand extra colors. Against each n inner side of the lower portion A, and justbehind the color-box, are two shoes, into which are inserted the twofeet of the upright stationl ary 'frame of the easel proper. That frame con-v sists of the cross-pieces and ,'oiie at the bottom and the other at the top,'and the side uprights n and n, and the central upright m. The

top of that frame lis hinged to the top of. the

box by two metal plates, r, one on each side,

in such a manner that the top of the frame may stand outside the top of the box when it is in use,and when it is not in use the feet may be raised out of their shoes, and the whole frame, including the easel proper, may be folded up and stowed away entirely Within the said top; but when the top of the frame is 1 outside, for use, it may be locked in that position, by means of the hooks and eyes shown. The easel proper consists ot' the cross-piece c and the uprights D1'I)1,'provided on theirA o'uter sides with tongues to slide in correspending grooves in the inner edges of the uprights n and a of the 'fr-ameland the uprights Df lD1 are provided in their inner'edges with grooves for the corresponding tongues of the ,'slidiu g board D', the upper end of which is provided with its cross-piece D2.

The cross-piece o of the main slide may be provided with friction-pulleys, rollin g upon the edges ot'- thev vertical bar m of the frame, or any other suitable regulation of motion may be used for the vertical adjustment ofthe easel proper, and then upon the easel may be mounted a stretcher, E', as shown in Fig. 2.

.The palette C is made without the usual thumb-hole, but is provided upon the under side with the thumbstrap M N, as shown in Fig. 5, which serves the purpose better, and is free from the'objections to which the `thurnbhole is liable.

The containingbox maybe provided with three legs, J J J, a single hinder leg at the rear end, and hinged thereto, so that it will fold up, inwardly, to the front, and two fore legs,

framed together, and each hinged on the inner sideso that they will together fold inwardlyy also' connected with the hinder leg by a. slid` ing brace, which holds vthe fore legs exactly legs are to be folded togetherthis slide is unhooked and drawn within the main brace K, so as to occupy little space lengthwise; but when the legs are sustaning'the box theslide is run out, adjusted to the proper length, and.

fastened so by proper catchpin. In folding up the legs the wings are first folded against the fore legs; then the brace K, being shortcned by running in the slide, is turned up also against them, and between the two wings the fore legs are folded up against the bottom of the box, and then the hinder leg is folded up against it likewise, and between the fore legs,

- and is there fastenedhy catches, and then the bottom of the box presents the appearance f shown in Fig. 1;' but, before being so folded up, the stool, folded as shown in Fig. 4, is first stowed away under the bottom of the box, and

the legs folded upon it.A

The stool is composed of three rectangular frames, of exactly the same form and dimensions, to the top ofthe firstof which the straight end of the seat B is hinged, so that it `.vill turn down against the side of the'i'rame. To the side of that frame the second is so hinged as to fold down upon it, and to the second the third is hinged in like manner. In Fig. 4 the third is folded down upon the second, and the seat down upon the lirst, ready for stowing away under the box; but in Fig. 3 the seat B has been turned up, and the three frames placed on end under it, and fastened firmly together by means of the strap and catch Rand theseat is rendered still more steady upon the frames by means of slats fastened against its under side,'in either side of the top bars ofthe frames, so as to prevent any lateral yielding.

My said invention does not relate to the materials of which' the sketching-easel may be made, and it' may, therefore, be made of anysnitable material.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The box composed of the bottom portion A, the top U, provided with hinged door H, and rests and spaces for the stretchers E, constructed substantially vas and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the two fore legs J J, framed together and provided with wings hinged to them, and they themselves hinged to the bottom of the containing-box, and the hinder leg J 'likewise hinged to the bottom of the box, and the slide-brace K and k, all constructed. and arranged substantially' as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

l3. The combination of the stool shown in Figs. 3 and ,4, the containingbox A U, and the legs J, J', and J', constructed and arranged substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the palette C, prol vided with the thumb-strap M N, with the containing-box A U, constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination of the stationary frame n ln m zii and the sliding frame 'u D1, Dl, and D,

constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. The combination of the jointed maul-stick I, having the runner k, with the containing-box composed of the parts A and U, arranged sub-y stantially as described, l

E'. G. CHORMANN. Witnesses v P. ODONNELL,

FR. ROEPKE. 

